Nobel prizewinners will be fast-tracked for UK visas under new rules announced by the Westminster government.
Laureates will be able to secure visas under the country鈥檚 鈥済lobal talent鈥 scheme without the usual requirement to secure an endorsement from a sponsoring organisation, such as UK Research and Innovation.
聽that will allow holders to bypass the sponsoring requirement include the Charles Stark Draper Prize for Engineering; the Fields Medal for mathematics; the Holberg Prize for the humanities and social sciences; the International Prize awarded by the Fyssen Foundation; and the Turing Award for computing.
In reality, it would be unlikely that the holder of one of these prizes would not have secured an endorsement from a sponsoring organisation, but the new rules aim to streamline the process.
In a separate announcement, a outlines support for greater 鈥渢wo-way mobility of a greater number of students, teachers and researchers鈥 between the countries.
The countries also pledged to agree 鈥渕utual recognition of qualifications before the end of 2021鈥, and 鈥渆nhance development of direct linkages and partnerships between higher educational institutions of both the countries鈥.
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